Agents Seize 2 Tons Of Cocaine

U.S. & Latin America - Latin American & Caribbean News to Note

July 29, 2001

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique -- Authorities have seized a Venezuelan trawler in Caribbean international waters carrying nearly 2 tons of cocaine, the French government announced Saturday. Sixty sacks of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $1.34 billion, were removed Friday in what French officials said was one of France's biggest cocaine seizures ever. It was still unclear where the drugs were meant to be delivered and where the vessel's trip began. The U.S. Coast Guard and British Special Services assisted in monitoring the suspect vessel.